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Processing French fries

Nirvana

An early maincrop processing variety suitable for the French fries industry with late blight resistance in foliage and tuber.

  • High dry matter content
  • Good dry matter distribution
  • Late blight resistance
Nirvana Next Generation
Nirvana FF©Agrico20
Agrico Aardappelveld

Product manager Olaf van Campen about Nirvana

Nirvana is a new Next Generation variety from Agrico. Olaf van Campen will explain about this variety. This variety is Phytophthora-resistant, has a good yield and a good distribution in dry matter.

Plant and tuber characteristics

  • Maturity
    early maincrop / 5,5
  • Light sprout colour
    red / R
  • Flower colour
    purple / P
  • Number of berries
    below average / 6,5
  • Foliage - initial development
    quite fast / 7,5
  • Foliage - final development
    good / 8
  • Foliage - firmness
    firm / 8
  • Skin colour
    yellow / Y
  • Flesh colour
    yellow / 7
  • Skin finish
    quite poor / 5
  • Tuber shape
    oval / O
  • Regularity of tuber shape
    regular / 7
  • Tuberisation
    average / 6
  • Tuber size
    quite large / 7,5
  • Regularity of size
    quite regular / 6,5
  • Dormancy
    long / 8

Sensitivity and quality

  • Secondary growth
    quite sensitive / 6
  • Black spot (internal bruising)
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Growth cracks
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Harvest damage
    sensitive / 5
  • Metribuzin - pre-emergence
    sensitive / 5,5
  • Metribuzin - post-emergence
    slightly sensitive / 7
  • Bentazon
    - / -
  • Ethylene
    25% more tubers / 8
  • Underwater weight
    422
  • Dry matter content
    22,8%
  • Cooking type
    floury / BC
  • Discolouration (after cooking)
    quite sensitive / 6,5
  • Raw discolouration
    sensitive / 5
  • Fries quality
    good / 7
  • Dry matter distribution
    excellent / 8
  • Crisping quality
    average / 6
  • TGA-level
    4,85

Resistances

  • Virus - Leaf roll
    - / -
  • Virus - Yn
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Virus - Yntn (tuber)
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Spraing
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Late blight - foliage
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Late blight - tuber
    slightly to not susceptible / 9
  • Fusarium
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Common scab
    susceptible / 5
  • Powdery scab
    slightly to not susceptible / 8
  • Black dot
    susceptible / 5,5
  • Wart disease F1
    very susceptible / 1
  • Wart disease F6
    - / -
  • Wart disease F18
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 1/4
    - / -
  • Golden nematode Ro 2/3
    - / -
  • White nematode Pa 2
    moderately susceptible / 5
  • White nematode Pa 3
    susceptible / 2

Would you like to know more about the Nirvana?

The best way to guarantee a good harvest and the best return on your investment is to start out with healthy, high-quality seed potatoes and expert advice. At Agrico, we are committed to and invest in knowledge and research. This has enabled us to cultivate a wide range of unique potato varieties that display effective resistance, strong variety characteristics and a high yield. Naturally, the seed potatoes we supply are fully certified.

If you have any specific questions about the Arizonaor would like to know what Agrico can do for you with respect to varieties, please feel free to contact us.

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